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An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
Sons and daughters of AfricaTo me today I’m a great big mother For today our multiracial baby is bornFor today our baby that will rule this…
"Opening Address" at Annual Conference of the South Afri­can Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am deeply conscious of the signal honour it is to be asked to open this 20th conference of the …
African Claims in South Africa by Dr Xuma, ANC Conference, 1943
Including "The Atlantic Charter from the Standpoint of Africans within the Union of South Africa" and "Bill of Rights," Adopted by the ANC…
Bantu Authorities Act of 1951
This was the first piece of legislation introduced to support the government’s policy of separate development. It made provision for the…
Document 91. ‘April 6: People’s Protest Day’. Flyer issued by the ANC (Transvaal) and the Transvaal Indian Congress
April 6: People's Protest Day The African National Congress has served notice on the Government that the Non-European people can no…
Challenge to the church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa | The Kairos Document, 1985
The Kairos document preface The KAIROS document is a Christian, biblical and theological comment on the political crisis in South Africa…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
An appeal to appeal to students and scholars - April 1961 by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing this letter on the instructions of…
Former South African President P W De Klerk’s Manifesto for the New South Africa
We, as South Africans from all walks of life, associating ourselves with the goodwill and the shared desire for justice, peace and freedom…
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
By Sara We salute one of our best known heroines of South Africa, Albertina Nontsikelelo (Blessings) Sisulu, on her 70th birthday in…
Document 47. Minutes of the Annual Conference of the ANC, December 15-19, 1949
1. Conference opened at 10:10 a.m. on the 15th December 1949. In the absence of the Senior Chaplain the Speaker, Cr. R. V. Selope Thema,…
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
[For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949 This historic joint meeting of the representatives of the national organisations of the African…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
Issued by the Provisional Committee of the ANC Youth League in March 1944. PREAMBLE WHEREAS Africanism must be promoted i.e. Africans…
American Supporters of the Defiance Campaign by George M. Houser
[NOTE: In this statement at a meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid on June 25, 1982, to commemorate the 30th…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing to you in the name of the African people of the Union of South Africa, on the authority of…
Constitution of the ANC Youth League, 1944
NAME: The name of the Organisation shall be "African National Congress Youth League" hereinafter styled: C.Y.L. II AIMS: (a) To arouse…